A Carolina chickadee at Violette's Lock along the C&O Canal
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06.03.2026 12:12
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We seem to have experienced an irruption of red-breasted nuthatches in the Beltway region this year. Soon they'll be gone, but it's been a delight hearing their calls this winter.
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05.03.2026 12:18
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An Eastern towhee that briefly emerged from the brush to show off its red eyes
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04.03.2026 12:11
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A downy woodpecker enjoying some suet during the flash snowstorm that swept through the DC area on Monday.
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03.03.2026 11:29
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Who says you can't hear a picture?
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02.03.2026 12:05
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A buzzy trill and flash of yellow announced this pine warbler's arrival. I stood for nearly an hour in a grove of young pine trees to win this individual's trust and to see it foraging up close. Time well spent.
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01.03.2026 12:02
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A curious Carolina chickadee
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26.02.2026 12:23
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A dark-eyed junco enjoying a snow day near Washington, D.C.
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23.02.2026 13:01
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Wow!
22.02.2026 14:17
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Dark-eyed juncos are harbingers of winter and snowy weather in the Mid-Atlantic. This leucitic individual — a rare conditions affecting an estimated 1 in 30,000 birds — was a delightful surprise ahead of an impending snow storm.
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22.02.2026 13:32
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A winter wren doing its best to blend in on a gray day
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20.02.2026 12:33
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A tufted titmouse singing up a storm at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.
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19.02.2026 12:05
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An Eastern bluebird showing off its brightly colored plumage
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18.02.2026 11:36
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A red-shouldered hawk on the hunt
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17.02.2026 12:31
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An American robin enjoying holly berries on a rainy afternoon at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
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16.02.2026 11:56
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American kestrel ladies are just as handsome as their male counterparts. This one put on an aerial show over the fields and pastures of Wye Island
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15.02.2026 12:44
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A Northern mockingbird fresh from slaking its thirst with some snow
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14.02.2026 12:43
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A white-throated sparrow contemplating its next stop for foraging
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12.02.2026 12:55
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A Carolina chickadee pausing briefly on the trunk of a young tree
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10.02.2026 12:24
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A dark-eyed junco showing off its contrasting plumage
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09.02.2026 12:25
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07.02.2026 13:12
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The humble song sparrow
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06.02.2026 14:37
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A dark-eyed junco in full-on borb mode
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05.02.2026 12:31
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The unique chattering of the Eastern towhee is one of the delights of hiking in the backcountry. Often foraging in small groups, these large sparrows often lurk in the brush and undergrowth.
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04.02.2026 12:30
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A big leap for a small bird
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03.02.2026 12:30
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This young Cooper's hawk was quietly watching a mixed flock foraging the fields of the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area on a frigid and windy winter day.
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02.02.2026 12:32
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The red-breasted nuthatches have surged this year with many more showing up in the DC Metro Area than I have seen. This individual was one of two foraging around the Patuxent Research Refuge on a exceptionally cold afternoon.
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01.02.2026 13:26
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The hermit thrush, normally a denizen of the undergrowth, dropped by the backyard on a frigid morning
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31.01.2026 12:52
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Keeping your feeders full when it's extremely cold is important, but so is having fresh water available. I set out a cake pan full of water and a flock of 30+ American robins quickly availed themselves of it.
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30.01.2026 14:05
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A yellow-bellied sapsucker warming itself just after sunrise on the trunk of tulip poplar tree
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29.01.2026 12:59
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